{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-60-laura-tingle-9781863957861","title":"Quarterly Essay 60: Political Amnesia: How We Forgot How to Govern","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhatever happened to good government? What are the signs of bad government? And can Malcolm Turnbull apply the lessons of the past in a very different world?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this crisp, profound and witty essay, Laura Tingle seeks answers to these questions. She ranges from ancient Rome to the demoralised state of the once-great Australian public service, from the jingoism of the past to the tabloid scandals of the internet age. Drawing on new interviews with key figures, she shows the long-term harm that has come from undermining the public sector as a repository of ideas and experience. She tracks the damage done when responsibility is \"contracted out,\" and when politicians shut out or abuse their traditional sources of advice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis essay about the art of government is part defence, part lament. In \u003cem\u003ePolitical Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e, Laura Tingle examines what has gone wrong with our politics, and how we might put things right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaura Tingle is political editor of the \u003cem\u003eAustralian Financial Review\u003c\/em\u003e. She won the Paul Lyneham Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism in 2004, and Walkley awards in 2005 and 2011. In 2010 she was shortlisted for the John Button Prize for political writing. She appears regularly on Radio National's\u003cem\u003e Late Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e and ABC-TV's \u003cem\u003eInsiders\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Tingle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863957863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863957861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quarterly Essay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.23d","brand":"Laura Tingle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939044131071,"sku":"9781863957861","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_59dc9a55-0c47-4e3e-a2ac-1f82115f72ab.jpg?v=1681439164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quarterly-essay-60-laura-tingle-9781863957861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}